The Tree of Death and the Qliphoth
by Rev. Jonathan Barlow Gee
The Tree of Death and the Qliphoth is a book on evil. Beginning with the works about demonology of Steve Savedow, Kenneth Grant, A. E. Waite and Aleister Crowley, a new model of Kabbalistic tree is proposed that combines the classical Tree of Life and the modern Tree of Death as a means of listing the entire hierarchy of hell. Each devil’s history is then explored to reveal the true origin of monotheist demonology is the pantheon of prior polytheisms. Other avenues of evil are also explored – including the futility of ordering the tarot, chaos and toxic magick, the 10 mortal and 7 venal sins, and more.
Ultimately, this book examines the demonisation of deities and raises the question about the future of monotheism: when will the God of today become the Devil of tomorrow?
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Table of Contents (abridged)
Introduction
CHAPTER I - The Kellipot
The Blind Dragon Arrangement
1. The Ten Arch-Demons or Demon Kings
2. The Unholy Trinity, Ten Orders of Demons
and Five Accursed Nations
3. The Three Shrouds, Seven Hells and 12 Infernal Omens
4. 22 Parzufim of Edom Belial (Crowley’s Qliphoth Sui Generis)
5. Blind Dragon changes to initial attributes
CHAPTER II - St. Simon Tarot
1. A Brief History of the Tarot as the Book of Thoth
2. The Ordering of the Major Trumps Inclusive
3. The Internal Ordering of the Major Trumps Individual
4, The Order of the 72 Card Deck Inclusive
5. Alternative Attributions and Numerical Systems
6. The St. Simon Arrangement
7. Conclusion
CHAPTER III - Rituals of Evocation
1. On Chaos and Toxick Magick
2. Monarch MK
3. On the Cremation of Care
Appendix I: The “Dark Arts” of Ritual Magic
Session 001: History of the Components
Session 002: The “St. Simon” Array
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Cover artwork by Ethan Jäger
Paperback Edition
357 pages. Sewn paperback. Full colour card cover with French flaps on front and rear. Printed on Nautilus 120 gsm paper, with full colour frontispiece of The Tree of Death - The Sinner by Nathaniel Currier. Colour illustrations throughout.
ISBN: 978-612-49401-6-3
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Press, reviews, endorsements
Interview with Jonathan Barlow Gee on the Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio podcast - listen here
Lecture Series by Jonathan Barlow Gee - watch on YouTube here
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About the Author
Rev. Jonathan Barlow Gee is a metaphysician and founder of the Pythagorean Order of Death, a school of metaphysics, who resides in Florida. He studied Quantum Mechanics at Florida State University. He is a prolific author and thinker, and his ongoing body of work can be found on the internet under the screen name Benpadiah.
